Makeshift Glyphs

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Makeshift Glyphs
By Janavi, Abhi, and Evan

Task:

After the game reveal video was released we had some ideas on how to
have our robot grip onto the blocks, but we couldn't test it without
a makeshift glyph to hold onto. So we decided to upcycle some old
cat and weather damaged field tiles by cutting them up into 6 X 6 squares
and placing them in a cube formation. Attached below is an image of our
handiwork and a image of the glyphs used on FTC fields

Reflections

This did not end up work very well and in hindsight we could have used other materiel
like printing out a 6 X 6 X 6 frame on the 3-D printer or by making it out of foam board
so it would be more similar to the real thing. But thanks to the generous donations of the
DISD STEM department we were provided with a full field set so we don't have to worry about creating
our own glyphs. However, we will remember this for the future.